Reunion Schedule
Details Subject to Change
Residence Halls: Gile, Streeter, Lord, Hitchcock, Russell Sage, Butterfield
Headquarters: The Hyphen? (between Russell Sage and Butterfield)
Class Tent: in front of Silsby?
Facilities available for recreation: tennis courts, pool, squash courts, golf etc.
($$) = Separate charge for event - not included in base reunion registration fee
Wednesday, June 16
| 9:00am Wed- 5:pm Thurs | Moosilauke Hike and Overnight - Ravine Lodge ($$) Bus leaves from Webster Hall (Rauner) (Separate charge, not included in the class reunion fee) George Paul and Russ Campion to coordinate logistics with college (DOC) |
Thursday, June 17
| 10:00am | Registration Opens – Class Tent on Tuck Drive (Rain location: the Hyphen between Russelll Sage and Butterfield) Pick up Registration Packets, Reunion Yearbook, and Class Souvenir |
| 5:00pm | 1979 Porch to Porch Cocktails chez Eleanor Shannon (6 Rope Ferry Road) and Bill Mitchell (17 Rope Ferry Road) |
| 8:30pm | "Don't Hug Me" Video presentation by playwright Phil Olson '79 28 Silsby Hall |
| 9:00pm | 1979 Class Tent - Tuck Drive
Gathering for music and conversation |
Friday, June 18
| 7:30am | Registration Re-opens – Class Tent on Tuck Drive |
| 7:30am | 1979 Morgan Stanley Golf Classic - Hanover Country Club ($$) |
| 7:30am | Continental Breakfast – Class Tent |
| 9:00am (Return to campus by 5:00pm) |
DOC Moosilauke Day Hike - departure from Webster Hall (Rouner) ($$) |
| 9:00am | Tour for Teens: Meet in Alumni Hall Tour Dartmouth Campus and learn some of the questions you should ask while on College tours as well as what Dartmouth has to offer |
| 10:00am | Campus Tour and Talk on College Admission: Case Study Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center Speaker: M. Kiyoe Hashimoto ’95, Assoc. Dir. of Admissions |
| 10:30am | Class of ’79 Panel Discussion - Rockefeller Center
“Mid-Morning in the Garden of Good and Evil” The Ethics Challenge – An Open Forum Exploring Questions of Ethics in Medicine, Business, Government and Media….and Why We Should Care As Citizens and Parents. |
| 12:00 Noon | 1979 All Family Picnic - Storrs Pond (Rain location: TBA) |
| 2:30pm | Reunion College: "Tackling Global Climate Change: Dartmouth, the Nation, the World" Andrew Friedland, Professor and Chair of Environmental Studies |
| 3:00pm | Tour of the Perennial Gardens at the President’s House (Tour begins at front gate on Webster Ave.) Led by: Lisa Palmer, Greenhouse Mgr. |
| 3:00pm-5:00pm | Academic and Affiliated Group Open Houses
Chemistry – 105 The Marx Lounge (Burke Laboratory) |
| 3:00pm-5:00pm | Dartmouth Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Alumni/ae Association (DGALA) Gathering 107-109 Robinson |
| 3:00pm | “Understanding Adolescence – Scientifically” – Rockefeller 3 Abigail Baird, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences Abby Baird, a highly regarded professor in her field and stand up comedienne, combines her two loves in a witty and humorous, yet scientifically based, presentation. The results from student experiments using the MRI machine on the adolescent brain and Abby’s presentation style will not only allay your fears about whether you and your child will survive adolescence, but keep you entertained as well. Those of us who attended a reunion planning meeting at Dartmouth this fall had the privilege of meeting Abby and hearing about the great strides she and her students are making in understanding the human brain.) |
| 3:30pm | Globalization, Privatization and Higher Education: Now and Into the Future Dartmouth Hall Room 105 Hear a panel of experts discuss how health care, technology, and business are affected now, and how these industries are planning for future change in the subjects that affect us all. |
| 5:00pm | Professional School Receptions: Tuck School of business Administration – Byrne Hall, Tuck School Speakers: Paul Danos, Dean; Laurence F. Whittemore, Professor of Business Administration Thayer School of Engineering – Cummings Hall, Thayer School Speaker: Lewis M. Duncan, Dean |
| 5:30pm | Class of ’79 Reception Sanborn Hall (Rain location: Leverone Field House) |
| 6:30pm | 1979 Welcome Dinner - Baker Lawn Master of Ceremonies: Peter Roby Presentation by Class President Bill Mitchell of Class Gift to Dartmouth Partners in Community Service Program: The Aires, Class Video |
| 8:45pm | A Mid Summer Night Under the Stars ('74s, '79s, '88s, '89s, '90s) Memorial Field (Rain location: Leverone Field House) Live music for dancing by Soul City and DJ Lou Fucci |
| 11:00pm | 1979 Class Tent Gather for casual music and conversation |
Saturday, June 19
| 7:30am | Continental Breakfast – Class Tent |
| 8am-11am | DGALA Annual Breakfast Faculty Lounge, Hopkins Center |
| 9:00am | Registration opens – Class Tent |
| 9:00am (Return to campus by 5:00pm) |
DOC Moosilauke Day Hike - departure from Webster Hall (Rouner) ($$) |
| 9:00am | 1979 Class Meeting – Class Tent Class President Bill Mitchell to preside |
| 10:00am | President James Wright speaks and answers questions Moore Theater, Hopkins Center Introduction by: Nelson Armstrong ’71, Director of Alumni Relations |
| 11:00am | ’79 Soccer Game – Chase Field, next to Thompson Arena All are welcome |
| 11:00am | Reunion Row – Boathouse – Sponsored by the Friends of Rowing |
| 12:00noon | Class of 1979 Luncheon – Chase Field near Thompson Arena Come see some of the newest additions to campus: The Boss Tennis Center, Scully Fahey Turf Field, and the new Hockey Exhibit in Thompson Arena |
| 3:00pm | Hood Museum Tour: “Through the Eyes of Hood's Collections Manager” Tour conducted by Kellen Haak '79, Collections Manager Meet at the Hood Museum Main Entrance, Security Desk |
| 3:30pm-5:30pm | Celebrating Diversity at Dartmouth College LALACS House Join minority Alumni/ae and diversity professionals at Dartmouth today. (All are welcome.) |
| 6:00pm | Class of 1979 Reception – Memorial Field (Rain location: Leverone Field House) Gathering of Student Groups: Freshman Trip, LSA, Athletic Teams, Theater, Music, Dorms etc. |
| 6:30pm | Class Photo - Memorial Field east side bleachers (Rain location: Leverone Field House) |
| 7:15pm | 1979 Class Dinner - Memorial Field (adults only) Master of Ceremonies: Louisa Guthrie Speakers: Ralph Manuel '58 T'59, Former Dean of Dartmouth College; Eugene “Buddy” Teevens, Head Football Coach, Stanford University Presentation of class check to President James Wright by Reunion Giving Co-Chairs Lizanne Galbraith Megrue, Ernie Parizeau, Mike Biondi, and Class Presidents |
| 9:30pm | Star Gazing – Shattuck Observatory |
| 10:00pm | Class Tent for Live Music by Ben Riley and tunes from the ‘70’s compiled by George Paul , Rocking Rolly, and Bill Mitchell |
Sunday, June 20
| 7:00am | Light Continental Breakfast - Class Tent |
| 8:00am | Alumni Reunion Run – From the Green (2.5 miles and 10K) |
| 9:15am | 1979 Inter-Faith Service of Remembrance Rollins Chapel Officiating: Giovan Venable King '79 Organist: Sherryl Smith Pond |
| 10:15am | Farewell Brunch – Class Tent |